The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-22
MISS cLEvELAND,s PLANS
How She Became Associate Edito.
the Magazine of HISTORY

in the past two weeks hasbeen ,.'l s
acquainted with the fact that Miss Do
Elizabeth Cleveland has become the aao s
cate editor OF the Magazine of Amer;S ~
History, and that she is to divide tSo 'caa
cutive responsibility with Mrs Sv uiT e1s
Reed in that lady's private school far a aL
in the fall. How these arrangements sls
come about and what are the details Of wv NY
Cleveland's plans are matters that hayo u 10y
been made public. u@
1t is unfair to Mrs. Lamb, whose adi+Ou.,
labors she is to Tighten, to Mrs. Reed aTJ
Miss Cleveland herself to assume tbo otu ~ %
project is q bit of sensationlism con ruts s
because the President chances to bava Ha
ter. Miss Cleveland herself feels the w
barrassment of her position keenIv ana gu .
her recent visit to New York, when the a.! y
arrangements were consummated and VIZ
she led the reporters the most fatiguinc ],
dances, she expressed pathetic sort of W.; u
that the newspapers would let her try toSa
what work is in her in peace "~
The present plan, so far at least 90 l.
connection with Mrs Reeds school ;S ua
cerned, is not of sudden growth. Mrs P Soa
and the Cleveland family are old acou a0a
ances, both coming from New TonS 1o.
county,. and the project that has now any
minated was preached five wears or m Sm
ago. When Mr.. Cleveland was ELECTED ' y
the Presidency, Mrs. Reed reluctanIv
postponed her pet scheme, but after ~
White House marriage it began to shaw
itself in her mind again. This past wirts
she visited Miss Cleveland during the latto'.
stay at the White House and the matter v,'
thoroughly discussed, Miss Van Vecbts
Miss Cleveland's friend, being taken ~
confidence, but few other people having o..
knowledge of the plan. Nothing was n
tinitely settled, however, and meanwG
two months or so ago came the offer fr9
Mrs. Lamb. Miss Cleveland has been tbr
oughly successful as teacher, possesSg
to an eminent degree the power of impr
ing to others the knowledge that she poss
ses herself; but in spite of her predilectioS
and her capabilities in this direction She +
yet stronger literary bent and rather /
clined at first to go with the magazine, 4
consultation between Mrs. Lamb M
Mrs. Reed. the present arraro.
ment was finally hit upon ~
Miss Cleveland was asked to undertake N
duties of both positions. As she is 10 teas
American history in the school. her WON
will chime in nicely with that on the mar
zine.
The plan on the face of it looks like ver
neat triangular one, and purposely SO con-
trived but that the two lines of work sboup
present themselves together was simplyu
of those condolences that happens sometim6
History has been from the outset Mrs. Cleya
lands speciality, and she made Mrs. Lamb
acquaintance in the days before she saw M
White House, and before her duties thar
had suddenly matured and developed thee
cutive ability that she shows to-day. sins
her unfortunate Chicago experience witt.
MI yxh nnl1ld mn L
has declined a number of offers for mann
script which have given rise to all manng
of rumors as to her permanent withdrawal
from literary work, the simple fact behg
that she will have quiet enough in hand
future, aside from outside offers, to full
occupy her time.
Miss Cleveland will spend a part of ID
summer at Holland Patent, and does M
propose moving to New York until ii
opening of the school year in the fall. 81
will begin her editorial work on the Mdm
zine of american History at once, but
is possible, if not indeed probable, that b
work upon it will not be organized COZ
pletely until fall 1t is not now expect
that she will assume a very heavy burde
but that, perhaps a department will
created for her, which she will take und
her special charge, finding in it an oppc
OullOy III SCueil etuu dll OuUIcb lOI Ile lIu
of her research, more congenial and mo
broadening in its influence then entire co
finement to the routine of school II
magazine, which has broadened its SEQ
and fourished like the green bay tree und
Mrs. Lambs charge, shifting its quartz
May |, and is now domiciled in the san
building with the Critic and Scribner'S,
743 Broadway, where it has the cheeriest an
contest of editorial rooms.
Mrs Reeds school, at and East FIT
third street, to which the major part
Miss Cleveland's time will be given, has bee
established for quarter Of century near
and is one of the most successful in the CITY
From the exterior, like most of New YORK
private schools, it shows nothing OF its ped
gogic character, appearing like couple
well-to-do, comfortable brown stone from
in a comfortable, well-to-do brown stol
block. Within, polished floors strewn VIII
rugs, substantial, quiet-tone furniture, POI
there's breaking the school room monotory
the doorways, dainty bits of pottery, pam
ings and rare, quaint old prints carry out i
homelike character. Mrs. Reed hersef
trifie below medium height, with her fTeS
complexion still smooth and almost glrlssl
her kindly vivacious face and snow-Wniu
hair, is not the least pleasant feature OF I'll
establishment She has 200 pupils or there
abouts, ranging from the little people IN ID
primary departments, where a WeneSle
girl makes the first steps in the path OF learn
ing smooth to them, to the young w0hie1
who are taking. the preparatory ana cq ~
ate course of study prescribed by the lrg'
tees of Columbia College. Sitting III u
long reception room fronting the street
fragrant with spring flowers, where IL WI
fall to Miss Clevelands lot to see ~
deal of company next fall, there is SCUM :,
of fresh voices over the place, the tlnKle u
piano and glimpse of young figures 1 .in
ing and going. From chapel to reclI vlLor1
room, and then to the lecture room; mn WIFE,
the new teacher will hold especial sM "S3
everything is pleasant and well apponIelH
a degree. Miss Winnifred Edgertol, WI, WV
received the degree of Ph. ID. from Co OIGno
bia College last year, is the matheillalG; US
teacher, and Miss Clevelands SURROUNDS la nTy
and co-workers promise to beal tna' @1'
teacher could desire. .ood
Miss Cleveland's position Will De sOC ~
deal more than that of teacher OF hisV'1 en-
it has been represented in the pres, IN ars
was asked in the first place to take lgn Mrs. Ms
cutive charge of the school to WHICH s
Reed has been closely confined for W.T. an,
and it was on her demurring to thai I ainV Ts;
cf responsibility that a copartnersnigP III
arranged by which she is assoclaIeS tosca
Mrs Reed in the administration, AspI, Sr
department will be created for her' a IN
one, if not the only one of its sorD , III
school of the country, a chair OF A unSo,s
history, for the senior, collegiate al f
graduate pupils. This is the held s VI
to which Miss Cleveland is most enIl ln
tically inclined, and it is promising ~ ssT
the times when any school begins 10 /, 1 hront
revival Of interest in that neglected. V''
of our everyday education. .-I rf